Golfer Tiger Woods Injured in Car Accident
2021-02-24
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1American professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured on Tuesday in a car accident while driving near Los Angeles, California.
2He was taken to the hospital and was undergoing surgery for leg injuries, recent reports said.
3Rescue workers used a tool known as "the jaws of life" to take him out of the car.
4The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Woods' car rolled over.
5His car was the only one involved in the crash.
6Mark Steinberg is Woods' manager.
7He confirmed the accident, and said: "He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support."
8A television news helicopter flew over the area and recorded video of a car on its side with heavy damage.
9The Los Angeles Times reported the car rolled over "several" times and Woods was not able to get out of the car on his own.
10Woods, 45, is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time.
11He has won 15 major championships and most recently won The Masters in 2019 after missing a good deal of time recovering from a back injury.
12Woods recently had another back surgery and he said he was not sure if he would be ready to play in this year's Masters in April.
13The last time Woods played was in a tournament with his 11-year-old son Charlie, in December.
14I'm Dan Friedell.
1American professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured on Tuesday in a car accident while driving near Los Angeles, California. 2He was taken to the hospital and was undergoing surgery for leg injuries, recent reports said. Rescue workers used a tool known as "the jaws of life" to take him out of the car. 3The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Woods' car rolled over. His car was the only one involved in the crash. 4Mark Steinberg is Woods' manager. He confirmed the accident, and said: "He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support." 5A television news helicopter flew over the area and recorded video of a car on its side with heavy damage. The Los Angeles Times reported the car rolled over "several" times and Woods was not able to get out of the car on his own. 6Woods, 45, is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. He has won 15 major championships and most recently won The Masters in 2019 after missing a good deal of time recovering from a back injury. 7Woods recently had another back surgery and he said he was not sure if he would be ready to play in this year's Masters in April. 8The last time Woods played was in a tournament with his 11-year-old son Charlie, in December. 9I'm Dan Friedell. 10Stefanie Dazio wrote this story for the Associated Press. Dan Friedell adapted it for Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 11Do you think Tiger Woods will be able to recover from his accident and play golf again? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 12________________________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14surgery - n. medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts 15jaws of life -n. the name of a rescue took used to break open a door that is stuck 16privacy -n. the state of being away from public attention 17tournament - n. a sports competition or series of contests that involves many players or teams and that usually continues for at least several days